Counterfeit PartsSemiconductor Market News US Military Equipment Plagued with Counterfeit Electronic Components, What Does that Mean for Other Governments who Bought US Military Products? With all of the talk about counterfeit parts being found on US military products not…Robb HammondAugust 29, 2012
Counterfeit PartsSemiconductor Market News Department of Defense Makes DNA Marking of Microcircuits Mandatory The Department of Defense, in a desperate move to curb counterfeits, has made a new…Robb HammondAugust 22, 2012
Counterfeit PartsSemiconductor Market News Counterfeit Electronic Component Deliveries Expected to Rise in 2012/13 According to IHS According to IHS, the premier source for in depth information on electronic component statistics, counterfeit…Robb HammondJuly 23, 2012
Counterfeit PartsSemiconductor Market News Government Officials in Canada (AKA “Chanada” by some) Ignoring Counterfeit Component Problem Amazingly, when interviewed, Julian Fantino, Canada's associate defence minister, dismissed US warnings about the counterfeit…Robb HammondJuly 16, 2012
Counterfeit PartsSemiconductor Market News Chip Makers Denied Access to Customs Counterfeit Detection Data The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency has a policy in place that limits component…Robb HammondJuly 11, 2012
Counterfeit PartsPart WatchSemiconductor Market News DOD Investigation Reveals 1 Million Electronic Components Purchased for Programs in 2 Year Span Counterfeit electronic components are out there and in very critical applications. The Senate investigation on…Robb HammondJune 5, 2012
Counterfeit PartsPart WatchSemiconductor Market News Another Counterfeit Bust NCIS (The Naval Counter Intelligence Service) strikes again! To date there have been three significant…Robb HammondMay 3, 2012
Counterfeit PartsPart WatchSemiconductor Market News U.S. Government Secretly Buys Chips in order to Prove China’s Role in Counterfeit Component Creation The Government Accountability Office (GAO) released findings today with regard to blatant counterfeit electronic components…Robb HammondMarch 27, 2012
Counterfeit Parts Acetone to Test for Blacktopping Doesn’t Always Work in Counterfeit Detection When testing for blacktopping on IC’s the use of acetone has been the accepted method…Robb HammondMarch 23, 2012
Counterfeit PartsPart Watch Australian Man and His Firm Indicted in Plot to Export Restricted Military and Other U.S. Technology to Iran Every distributor must be careful that they are not exporting to customers like the one…Robb HammondMarch 13, 2012